Assembly of the Guarani People – North Charagua (in

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: ''Asamblea del Pueblo Guarani - Charagua Norte''), a progressive political grouping based amongst the

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that contested the December 2004 municipal elections in Charagua,

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. APG won two of the five council seats. In total it received 26,5% of the votes. With the support of

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and MAS (who hold one seat each in the council), Claudio Lopez Miguel of APG was elected mayor of the city. Lopez is the first Guarani to hold the office of mayor in Charagua.

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Article about the election at the Cipca website
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